Standard-Examiner

09/29/2025

Today's paper highlighted the life and teachings of Russell M. Nelson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, after his death on Saturday. Be sure to get a copy to remember this loving leader and amazing individual!

09/28/2025

President Russell M. Nelson leaves a legacy of touching hearts. He was an internationally acclaimed heart surgeon, but it was the way he touched people’s hearts with his love and testimony that made Nelson a friend to thousands around the world. Nelson died Saturday in Salt Lake City at age 101, a...

09/17/2025

The Standard-Examiner would like to highlight family history stories from our readers in an upcoming special section. We would love to hear about your favorite experiences and special moments when learning about your relatives and ancestors.

Submissions should be approximately 300 or words or less, and can be supplemented with relevant photos. Please send the stories and photos to Jared Lloyd at [email protected].

08/26/2025

Firefighters were responding Tuesday afternoon to a fire burning near railroad tracks west of the Grain Craft facility on 30th Street in Ogden. Crews were called to the scene shortly after noon. Black smoke billowed over the area as firefighters sprayed water onto the conflagration from a ladder tru...

08/25/2025

“Bomb techs retrieved and secured the suspicious items, which were confirmed to be explosives," according to a press release by the Weber County Sheriff’s Office. "Four pieces of mining explosives were recovered, and are suspected to be several decades old."

WASHINGTON TERRACE — A handful of houses were temporarily evacuated while crews removed a box of old mining explosives in Washington Terrace on Monday morning. According to a press release by the Weber County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were summoned to a residence around 8:45 a.m. Monday after p...

08/22/2025

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08/21/2025

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08/20/2025

"Every department in this city has a role to play in prevention, readiness, and response — from enforcing codes to maintaining our own properties to increasing public awareness," Mayor Ben Nadolski said. "This is about pulling together as a team for the safety of our community.”

OGDEN — City officials are hoping new measures will help prevent a repeat of construction site and business fires in a year that has seen many high profile cases. In a press release last week, Ogden City announced Mayor Ben Nadolski would be issuing a series of directives to city departments “ai...

08/20/2025

“Our hearts are broken and our deepest love and prayers are for the families, their friends and fellow law enforcement. These officers served our community with courage, dedication and their sacrifice will never be forgotten,” Tremonton Mayor Lyle Holmgren said. “We stand united as a city in honoring their memory, supporting their families and caring for our police department.”

TREMONTON — Tremonton-Garland Police Chief Dustin Cordova joined local law enforcement and municipal leaders at Tremonton City Hall on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the shooting that claimed the lives of two Tremonton-Garland officers. Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada were killed Sund...

08/20/2025

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08/18/2025

The fallen officers have been identified by police as Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada. The suspect in the alleged killings was identified in an affidavit of probable cause as 33-year-old Ryan Michael Bate.

Two officers from the Tremonton-Garland Police Department were fatally shot, and a third officer and a police service dog from the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office were injured by gunfire, after police responded to a reported domestic violence call in Tremonton on Sunday night. The fallen officer...

08/18/2025

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